Antique Armchair

My husband inherited a 100+ year old arm chair that was in need of some love.

The chair was his grandfather's and had been re-stained and re-covered years ago, but had been in storage and was starting to look a little (a lot) sad.

I sanded and sanded some more.

Then I spray painted it with four entire cans of Rustoleum in Gloss Ivory.
That old wood just soaked in the paint.

After the paint was completely dry, I sanded and sanded some more again to really accent the detail work on the wood. 

Then I added some fresh padding to the seat and recovered it with a staple gun and my husband's help-- he pulled the fabric tight while I stapled it in place. 

The last step was to hot glue the new trim around the edges.

I like it. 

Shared with: Tatertos and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, The Creative Crate, Today's Creative Blog, Sugar Bee Crafts